creamy very berry cake bars

Name: Creamy Very berry cake bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) yellow cake mix, ( not the butter kind,); 1/3 cup(s) room temp butter; 2 cup(s) berries, i used a mix of frzn & thawed over a sieve; 1/2 cup(s) high quality strawberry preserves; 8 ounce(s) softened cream cheese; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) real vanilla; 1/4 cup(s) very soft cream cheese frosting from a 16 oz container; 1 jumbo egg

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sherry monfils

worcester, MA

Updated on May 15, 2021

I've been dabbling w/ different ingredients for an easy cake bar recipe using what I have on hand to NOT have to go to the market & came up w/ these. My husband usually is not a fan of cream cheese & that's why I ended up using some cream cheese ready made frosting Believe me, it makes it less " cream cheese" tasting. I know it sounds odd but he ate the whole pan w/in 2 days. lol.

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Just out of the oven, bursting w/ berries & a cream cheese center, so good!

prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 12-15 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix, ( not the butter kind,)
1/3 cup room temp butter
2 cups berries, i used a mix of frzn & thawed over a sieve
1/2 cup high quality strawberry preserves
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon real vanilla
1/4 cup very soft cream cheese frosting from a 16 oz container
1 jumbo egg

How To Make creamy very berry cake bars

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9" x 13" baking pan w/ olive or vegetable cooking oil.

Step 2

In large bowl, combine cake mix, butter and egg. Mix w/ pastry cutter or a fork until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup, set aside. Press remaining crumbs into bottom of pan. Bake 10 mins.
Step 3

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, w/ a mixer, beat cream cheese with sugar & vanilla until creamy. Add 1/4 cup of the cream cheese frosting until smooth. In medium bowl, gently mix berries w/ preserves, spoon over crust. Then spread cream cheese mix over berries. Sprinkle w/ reserved cake crumbles. Bake about 25 minutes. I serve these cake bars w/ homemade whipped cream-delicious!
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